Glossary of Crop Science Terms - I Heart Soil

USING SCIENTIFIC NAMES
Two authorities joined with `ex' or `in' indicate circumstances of publication. In the case
of Avena barbata Pott ex Link, Link published a name earlier thought of
Scientific Names
Aegilops L. (Poaceae)
Aegilops squarrosa sensu auct.:
see Triticum tauschii (Coss.) Schmal.
syn. Aegilops tauschii Coss.
Aegilops tauschii Coss.:
see Triticum tauschii (Coss.) Schmal.
syn. Aegilops squarrosa sensu auct.
goatgrass
Aeschynomene L. (Fabaceae) jointvetch
Aeschynomene americana L. American jointvetch
Aeschynomene falcata (Poir.) DC. Australian jointvetch
Agropyron Gaertn. (Poaceae) crested wheatgrass
Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. fairway crested wheatgrass
Agropyron dasystachyum (Hook.) Scribn.:
see Elymus lanceolatus (Scribn. & J.G.
Smith) Gould
—
—
thickspike wheatgrass

Agropyron desertorum (Fisch. ex Link)
Schult.
Agropyron elongatum (Host) P. Beauv.
subsp. ruthenicum Beldie:
see Thinopyrum ponticum (Podp.) Barkw. &
D.R. Dewey
standard crested wheatgrass
tall wheatgrass
Agropyron fragile (Roth) Candargy Siberian crested wheatgrass
Agropyron intermedium (Host) P. Beauv.:
see Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkw.
& D.R. Dewey
Agropyron junceum (L.) P. Beauv.:
see Thinopyrum junceum (L.) A. Löve
Agropyron repens (L.) P. Beauv.:
see Elytrigia repens (L.) Nevski
Agropyron smithii Rydb.:
see Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve
Agropyron spicatum Pursh:
see Pseudoroegneria spicata (Pursh) A.
Löve
Agropyron subsecundum (Link) Hitchc.:
see Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex
Skinners subsp. subsecundus (Link) Gould
intermediate wheatgrass
—
quackgrass
western wheatgrass
bluebunch wheatgrass
bearded wheatgrass
Agropyron trachycaulum (Link) Malte ex slender wheatgrass

H.F. Lewis:
see Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex
Skinners subsp. trachycaulus
Agropyron trichophorum (Link) Richter:
see Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkw.
& D.R. Dewey subsp. barbulatum (Schur)
Barkw. & D.R. Dewey
Agrostis L. (Poaceae) bentgrass
Agrostis alba L. sensu auct. (American):
see Agrostis gigantea Roth
pubescent wheatgrass
redtop
Agrostis canina L. subsp. canina velvet bentgrass
Agrostis capillaris L.
syn. Agrostis tenuis Sibth.
Agrostis gigantea Roth
syn. Agrostis alba L. sensu auct. (American)
Agrostis palustris Huds.:
see Agrostis stolonifera L. var. palustris
(Huds.) Farw.
Agrostis stolonifera L. var. palustris (Huds.)
Farw.
syn. Agrostis palustris Huds.
syn. Agrostis stolonifera L. var. stolonifera
colonial bentgrass, Rhode
Island bentgrass, browntop
redtop
creeping bentgrass
creeping bentgrass

Agrostis stolonifera L. var. stolonifera:
see Agrostis stolonifera L. var. palustris
(Huds.) Farw.
Agrostis tenuis Sibth.:
see Agrostis capillaris L.
creeping bentgrass
colonial bentgrass, Rhode
Island bentgrass, browntop
Alopecurus L. (Poaceae) meadow foxtail
Alopecurus arundinaceus Poir. creeping meadow foxtail,
creeping foxtail
Alopecurus pratensis L. meadow foxtail
Alysicarpus Desv. (Fabaceae) alyceclover
Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. alyceclover, one-leaf clover
Amaranthus L. (Amaranthaceae) amaranth
Amaranthus cruentus L. purple amaranth (grain
amaranth)
Amaranthus hybridus L. smooth pigweed (grain
amaranth)
Amaranthus hypochondriacus L. princess-feather (grain
amaranth)
Ammophila Host (Poaceae) beachgrass
Ammophila arenaria (L.) Link European beachgrass,
marramgrass
Ammophila breviligulata Fern. American beachgrass

Ananas Mill. (Bromeliaceae) pineapple
Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. pineapple
Andropogon L. (Poaceae) beardgrass
Andropogon gayanus Kunth. gamagrass
Andropogon gerardii Vitman var. gerardii big bluestem
Andropogon gerardii Vitman var. paucipilus
(Nash) Fern.
syn. Andropon hallii Hack.
Andropogon hallii Hack.:
see Andropogon gerardii var. paucipilus
(Nash) Fern.
Andropogon saccharoides Swartz:
see Bothriochloa saccharoides (Swartz)
Rydb.
sand bluestem, turkeyfoot
sand bluestem, turkeyfoot
silver beardgrass
Andropogon virginicus L. broomsedge
Arachis L. (Fabaceae) peanut, groundnut
Arachis glabrata Benth. rhizoma peanut
Arachis hypogaea L. peanut
Arachis hypogaea L. subsp. fastigiata
Waldron var. vulgaris Hartz
Arachis hypogaea L. subsp. hypogaea var.
hypogaea
spanish-type peanut
virginia-type peanut

Arrhenatherum P. Beauv. (Poaceae) oatgrass
Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) K. Presl tall oatgrass
Astragalus L. (Fabaceae) milkvetch
Astragalus cicer L. cicer milkvetch
Astragalus falcatus Lam. sicklepod milkvetch, Russian
sickle milkvetch
Avena L. (Poaceae) oat
Avena barbata Pott ex Link slender wild oat
Avena byzantina K. Koch:
see Avena sativa L.
Avena fatua L. wild oat
common red oat (cultivated)
Avena nuda L. naked oat (cultivated)
Avena sativa L.
syn. Avena byzantina K. Koch
common white oat, common
red oat (cultivated)
Avena sterilis L. animated oat (wild), wild red
oat
Axonopus P. Beauv. (Poaceae) carpetgrass
Axonopus affinis Chase common carpetgrass
Axonopus compressus (Swartz) P. Beauv. tropical carpetgrass, cowgrass
Axonopus scoparius (Flügge) Hitchc. imperialgrass

Beckmannia Host (Poaceae) sloughgrass
Beckmannia syzigachne (Steud.) Fern. American sloughgrass
Beta L. (Chenopodiaceae) beet
Beta vulgaris L. beet, sugarbeet, mangel
Bothriochloa O. Kuntze (Poaceae) old world bluestem
Bothriochloa caucasica (Trin.) C.E. Hubb. caucasian bluestem
Bothriochloa insculpta (A. Rich.) A. Camus sweet pittedgrass
Bothriochloa intermedia (R. Br.) A. Camus plains bluestemm Australian
bluestem
Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng var.
ischaemum (Hack.) Celarier & Harlan
Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng var.
songarica (Rupr. ex Fischer & C. Meyer)
Celarier & Harlan
yellow bluestem, Turkestan
bluestem
yellow bluestem, King Ranch
bluestem
Bothriochloa pertusa (L.) A. Camus pitted bluestem
Bothriochloa saccharoides (Swartz) Rydb.
syn. Andropogon saccharoides Swartz
silver beardgrass
Bouteloua Lag. (Poaceae) grama, gramagrass
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. var.
caespitosa Gould & Kapadia
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. var.
curtipendula
—
side-oats grama, side-oats
gramagrass

Bouteloua eriopoda (Torr.) Torr. black gramagrass, black
grama
Bouteloua gracilis (Kunth) Lag. ex Steud. blue gramagrass, blue grama
Bouteloua rigidiseta (Steud.) Hitchc. Texas gramagrass, Texas
grama
Bouteloua trifida Thurb. red gramagrass, red grama
Brachiaria (Trin.) Griseb. (Poaceae) signalgrass
Brachiaria arrecta (Th. Dur. & Schinz)
Stent.
Brachiaria brizantha (Hochst. ex Rich.)
Stapf
tannergrass
palisadegrass
Brachiaria decumbens Stapf signalgrass
Brachiaria dictyoneura Stapf —
Brachiaria humidicola (Rendle) Schweickt. creeping signalgrass
Brachiaria mutica (Forssk.) Stapf paragrass
Brachiaria ramosa (L.) Stapf in Prain browntop millet
Brachiaria ruziziensis R. Germ. & C. Evrard Congo signalgrass, ruzigrass
Brassica L. (Brassicaceae) cole
Brassica napus L. canola, rape, oilseed rape
Bromus L. (Poaceae) brome, bromegrass
Bromus biebersteinii Roem. & Schult. meadow bromegrass,

Bromus catharticus Vahl.
syn. Bromus unioloides (Willd.) Kunth
Bieberstein brome
rescuegrass
Bromus inermis Leyss. smooth bromegrass
Bromus marginatus Nees ex Steud. mountain bromegrass
Bromus mollis L. soft chess
Bromus unioloides (Willd.) Kunth:
see Bromus catharticus Vahl.
rescuegrass
Buchloe Engelm. (Poaceae) buffalograss
Buchloë dactyloides (Nutt.) Engelm. buffalograss
Cajanus DC. (Fabaceae) pigeonpea
Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. pigeonpea
Calamagrostis Adans. (Poaceae) reedgrass
Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) P.
Beauv.
Calamovilfa Hack. (Poaceae) sandreed
perennial bluejoint reedgrass
Calamovilfa longifolia (Hook.) Scribn. prairie sandreed
Calopogonium Desv. (Fabaceae) — (tropical)
Calopogonium mucunoides Desv. calopo, frisolilla
Cannabis L. (Cannabaceae) hemp

Cannabis sativa L. hemp, marijuana
Carex L. (Cyperaceae) sedge
Carex kobomugi Ohwi Japanese sedge
Carthamus L. (Asteraceae) safflower
Carthamus tinctorius L. safflower
Cenchrus L. (Poaceae) —
Cenchrus ciliaris L. buffelgrass
Cenchrus setigerus Vahl birdwoodgrass
Centrosema (DC.) Benth. (Fabaceae) — (tropical legume)
Centrosema pascuorum Mart. ex Benth. —
Centrosema pubescens Benth. centro
Chloris Swartz (Poaceae) fingergrass, windmillgrass
Chloris cucullata Bisch. hooded windmillgrass
Chloris gayana Kunth. rhodesgrass
Chloris verticillata Nutt. tumble windmillgrass
Cicer L. (Fabaceae) chickpea
Cicer arietinum L. chickpea, garbanzo bean,
Bengal gram, yellow gram
Coffea L. (Rubiaceae) coffee

Coffea arabica L. common coffee
Colocasia Fabr. (Araceae) elephants-ears
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott taro
Coronilla L. (Fabaceae) crownvetch
Coronilla varia L. crownvetch
Cortaderia Stapf (Poaceae) pampasgrass
Cortaderia selloana (Schult. & Schult. f.)
Asch. & Graebn.
pampasgrass
Crambe L. (Brassicaceae) crambe
Crambe abyssinica Hochst. ex R.E. Fries crambe
Crambe hispanica L. crambe
Critesion Rafin. (Poaceae) —
Critesion jubatum (L.) Nevski
syn. Hordeum jubatum L.
Critesion pusillum (Nutt.) A. Löve
syn. Hordeum pusillum Nutt.
foxtail barley
little barley
Crotalaria L. (Fabaceae) rattlebox
Crotalaria spectabilis Roth showy crotalaria
Cyamopsis DC. (Fabaceae) guar

Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub. guar
Cynodon Rich. (Poaceae) bermudagrass, couchgrass
Cynodon aethiopicus Clayton & Harlan giant stargrass
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. bermudagrass
Cynodon dactylon ´ C. transvaalensis (L.)
Pers.
Cynodon incompletus subsp. hirsutus (Stent)
de Wet & Harlan
Cynodon nlemfuënsis Vanderyst stargrass
hybrid bermudagrass (hybrid
bermudagrass)
Bradley bermudagrass
Cynodon transvaalensis Burtt-Davy African bermudagrass,
Transvaal dogtooth grass
Cynosurus L. (Poaceae) dogtail, dogtail grass
Cynosurus cristatus L. crested dogtail grass
Dactylis L. (Poaceae) orchardgrass
Dactylis glomerata L. orchardgrass, cocksfoot
Deschampsia P. Beauv. (Poaceae) hairgrass
Deschampsia beringensis Hult Bering hairgrass
Deschampsia caespitosa (L.) P. Beauv. tufted hairgrass
Desmanthus Willd. (Fabaceae) bundleflower
Desmanthus illinoensis (Michx.) MacMill.,
B. Robins. & Fern.
Illinois bundleflower, prairie
mimosa, prickleweed

Desmodium Desv. (Fabaceae) tickclover
Desmodium heterocarpon (L.) DC. carpon desmodium
Desmodium incanum DC. creeping beggarweed,
kaimiclover
Desmodium intortum (Miller) Urban greenleaf desmodium,
beggarlice
Desmodium uncinatum (Jacq.) DC. silverleaf desmodium,
Spanish tickclover
Dichanthium Willem. (Poaceae) old world bluestem
Dichanthium annulatum (Forssk.) Stapf Diaz bluestem
Dichanthium caricosum (L.) A. Camus —
Dichondra J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.
(Convolvulaceae)
dichondra
Dichondra micrantha Urb. dichondra
Digitaria Haller (Poaceae) digitgrass
Digitaria california (Benth.) Henr. Arizona cottontop
Digitaria decumbens Stent:
see Digitaria eriantha Steudel subsp. pentzii
(Stent) Kok
digitgrass
Digitaria didactyla Willd. bluecouchgrass,
sarangongrass
Digitaria eriantha Steudel subsp. eriantha —

Digitaria eriantha Steudel subsp. pentzii
(Stent) Kok
syn. Digitaria decumbens Stent
syn. Digitaria penztii Stent
Digitaria pentzii Stent:
see Digitaria eriantha Steudel subsp. pentzii
(Stent) Kok
digitgrass, woolly
fingergrass, pangolagrass
digitgrass
Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop. crabgrass
Echinochloa Kunth (Poaceae) —
Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv. var.
frumentacea (Roxb.) R.W. Wight
Japanese millet
Echinochloa polystachya (Kunth) Hitchc. alemangrass
Eleusine Gaertn. (Poaceae) finger millet
Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. finger millet
Elymus L. (Poaceae) wildrye, wheatgrass
Elymus angustus Trin.:
see Leymus angustus (Trin.) Pilger
Altai wildrye
Elymus canadensis L. Canada wildrye
Elymus cinereus Scribn. & Merr.:
see Leymus cinereus (Scribn. & Merr.) A.
Löve
Great Basin wildrye, basin
wildrye

Elymus glaucus Buckl. subsp. glaucus blue wildrye
Elymus glaucus Buckl. subsp. virescens
(Piper) A. Löve
syn. Elymus virescens Piper
Elymus junceus Fisch.:
see Psathyrostachys juncea (Fisch.) Nevski
Elymus lanceolatus (Scribn. & J.G. Smith)
Gould
syn. Agropyron dasystachya (Hook.) Scribn.
Elymus repens (L.) Gould:
see Elytrigia repens (L.) Nevski
Elymus smithii (Rydb.) Gould:
see Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve
Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex
Skinners subsp. subsecundus (Link) Gould
syn. Agropyron subsecundum (Link) A.S.
Hitchc.
Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex
Skinners subsp. trachycaulus
syn. Agropyron trachycaulum (Link) Malte
ex H.F. Lewis
Elymus triticoides Buckl.:
see Leymus triticoides (Buckl.) Pilger
—
Russian wildrye
thickspike wheatgrass
quackgrass
western wheatgrass
bearded wheatgrass
slender wheatgrass
beardless wildrye

Elymus triticoides Buckl. subsp. multiflorus
Gould:
see Leymus ´ multiflorus (Gould) Barkw. in
Barkworth & Atkins
Elymus virescens Piper
Elymus glaucus Buckl. subsp. virescens
(Piper) A. Löve
Elytrigia Desvaux (Poaceae) quackgrass
Elytrigia intermedia (Host) Nevski:
see Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkw.
& D.R. Dewey
Elytrigia pontica (Podp.) Holub:
see Thinopyrum ponticum (Podp.) Barkw. &
D.R. Dewey
Elytrigia repens (L.) Nevski
syn. Agropyron repens (L.) P. Beauv.
syn. Elymus repens (L.) Gould
Elytrigia smithii (Rydb.) Nevski:
see Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve
Elytrigia spicata (Pursh) D.R. Dewey:
see Pseudoroegneria spicata (Pursh) A.
Löve
—
—
intermediate wheatgrass
tall wheatgrass
quackgrass
western wheatgrass
bluebunch wheatgrass
Elytrigia trichophora (Link) Nevski: pubescent wheatgrass

see Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkw.
& D.R. Dewey subsp. barbulatum (Schur)
Barkw. & D.R. Dewey
Eragrostis P. Beauv. (Poaceae) lovegrass
Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees var.
conferta Nees
Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees var.
curvula Nees
boer lovegrass
weeping lovegrass
Eragrostis intermedia Hitchc. plains lovegrass
Eragrostis lehmanniana Nees Lehmann lovegrass
Eragrostis superba Peyr. Wilman lovegrass
Eragrostis trichodes (Nutt.) Wood sand lovegrass
Eremochloa Büse (Poaceae) centipedegrass
Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack. centipedegrass, Chinese
lawngrass
Eriochloa Kunth (Poaceae) cupgrass
Eriochloa polystachya Kunth caribgrass
Erodium L'Hér. (Geraniaceae) filaree
Erodium botrys (Cav.) Bertol. broadleaf filaree
Fagopyrum Gaertn. (Polygonaceae) buckwheat
Fagopyrum esculentum Moench common buckwheat

Festuca L. (Poaceae) fescue, fescuegrass
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. tall fescue
Festuca elatior L.
syn. Festuca pratensis Huds.
Festuca gigantea (L.) Vill. giant fescue
meadow fescue, English
bluegrass
Festuca idahoensis Elmer bluebunch fescue, Idaho
fescue
Festuca longiflora Thuill. hard fescue
Festuca ovina L. subsp. glauca (Lam.)
W.D.J. Koch
blue fescue
Festuca ovina L. subsp. vulgaris sheep fescue
Festuca pratensis Huds.:
see Festuca elatior L.
Festuca rubra L. red fescue
meadow fescue, English
bluegrass
Festuca rubra L. subsp. commutata Gaud. Chewing's fescue
Festuca rubra L. subsp. rubra Smith strong creeping red fescue
Festuca tenuifolia Sibth. hair fescue, slender fescue
Glycine subg. Glycine Willd. (Fabaceae) soybean
Glycine canescens F.J. Herm. — (related sp., Australian)
Glycine clandestina Wendl. — (related sp., Australian)

Glycine falcata Benth. — (related sp., Australian)
Glycine latrobeana (Meissn.) Benth. — (related sp., Australian)
Glycine tabacina (Labill.) Benth. — (related sp., Asian–Pacific)
Glycine tomentella Hayata — (related sp., Asian–Pacific)
Glycine subg. soja Willd. (Fabaceae) soybean
Glycine max (L.) Merr.
syn. Soja max (L.) Piper
soybean, soya bean, soya
(cultivated)
Glycine soja (L.) Siebold & Zucc. wild soybean (related sp.,
Asian)
Gossypium L. (Malvaceae) cotton
Gossypium anomalum Wawr. & Peyr. African cotton (related sp.; B
Genome)
Gossypium arboreum L. wild diploid tree cotton
(related sp., Asiatic group; A
Genome)
Gossypium barbadense L. Egyptian cotton, American
pima cotton, long-staple
cotton, Sea Island cotton
(cultivated sp.; AD Genome)
Gossypium bickii Prokh. — (related sp.; G Genome)
Gossypium darwinii Watt — (related sp.; AD Genome)
Gossypium davidsonii Kellogg — (related sp., American group;
D Genome)

Gossypium harknessii Brandg. — (related sp., American group;
D Genome)
Gossypium herbaceum L. — (related sp., Asiatic group; A
Genome)
Gossypium hirsutum L. upland cotton, short-staple
cotton (cultivated sp.; AD
Genome)
Gossypium klotzschianum Anderss. — (related sp., American group;
D Genome)
Gossypium lanceolatum Tod. — (related sp.; AD Genome)
Gossypium longicalyx Hutch. & Lee — (related sp.; F Genome)
Gossypium mustelinum Miers ex Watt — (related sp.; AD Genome)
Gossypium raimondii Ulbr. — (related sp., American group;
D Genome)
Gossypium robinsonii F. Muell. — (related sp.; C Genome)
Gossypium somalense (Gurke) Hutch. — (related sp.; E Genome)
Gossypium stocksii Mast. in Hook. — (related sp.; E Genome)
Gossypium thurberi Tod. — (related sp., American group;
D Genome)
Gossypium tomentosum Nutt. ex Seem. Hawaiian cotton (related sp.;
AD Genome)
Helianthus L. (Asteraceae) sunflower
Helianthus annuus L. sunflower

Helianthus tuberosus L. Jerusalem artichoke
Hemarthria R. Br. (Poaceae) —
Hemarthria altissima (Poir.) Stapf & C.E.
Hubb.
limpograss
Hibiscus L. (Malvaceae) mallow
Hibiscus cannabinus L. kenaf, Indianhemp
Hilaria Kunth (Poaceae) —
Hilaria belangeri (Steud.) Nash curly mesquite
Hilaria mutica (Buckl.) Benth. tobosa grass
Holcus L. (Poaceae) velvetgrass
Holcus lanatus L. common velvetgrass,
Yorkshire fog
Hordeum L. (Poaceae) barley
Hordeum bulbosum L. bulbous barley
Hordeum distichon L.
syn. Hordeum vulgare L.
Hordeum jubatum L.:
see Critesion jubatum (L.) Nevski
Hordeum pusillum Nutt.:
see Critesion pusillum (Nutt.) A. Löve
2-rowed barley
foxtail barley
little barley

Hordeum spontaneum K. Koch wild barley
Hordeum vulgare L 6-rowed barley, hull-less
barley
Humulus L. (Cannabaceae) hop
Humulus lupulus L. hop
Hyparrhenia Anderss. ex Fourn. (Poaceae) —
Hyparrhenia rufa (Nees) Stapf jaraguagrass
Imperata Cyr. (Poaceae) —
Imperata cylindrica (L.) Räusch. cogongrass
Indigofera L. (Fabaceae) indigo
Indigofera hirsuta L. hairy indigo
Kummerowia Schindler (Fabaceae) bush clover, lespedeza
Kummerowia stipulacea (Maxim.) Makino
syn. Lespedeza stipulacea Maxim.
Kummerowia striata (Thunb. ex Murr.)
Schindler
syn. Lespedeza striata (Thunb. ex Murr.)
Hook. & Arn.
Lablab Adans. (Fabaceae) lablab
Korean lespedeza, Korean
bush clover
common lespedeza
Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet lablabbean, hyacinthbean

Lens Mill. (Fabaceae) lentil
Lens culinaris Medik. lentil
Leptochloa P. Beauv. (Poaceae) sprangletop
Leptochloa dubia (Kunth) Nees green sprangletop
Lespedeza Michx. (Fabaceae) bush clover, lespedeza
Lespedeza cuneata (Dum.-Cours.) G. Don sericea lespedeza
Lespedeza stipulacea Maxim.:
see Kummerowia stipulacea (Maxim.)
Makino
Lespedeza striata (Thunb. ex Murr.) Hook.
& Arn.:
see Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindler
Leymus Hochstetter (Poaceae) wildrye
Leymus ´ multiflorus (Gould) Barkw. in
Barkworth & Atkins
syn. Elymus triticoides Buckl. subsp.
multiflorus Gould
Leymus angustus (Trin.) Pilger
syn. Elymus angustus Trin.
Leymus cinereus (Scribn. & Merr.) A. Löve
syn. Elymus cinereus Scribn. & Merr.
Korean lespedeza
common lespedeza
Altai wildrye
Great Basin wildrye, basin
wildrye

Leymus condensatus (K. Presl) A. Löve giant wildrye
Leymus triticoides (Buckl.) Pilger
syn. Elymus triticoides Buckl.
beardless wildrye
Limnanthes R. Br. (Limnanthaceae) meadowfoam
Limnanthes alba Hartweg ex Benth. meadowfoam
Linum L. (Linaceae) flax
Linum usitatissimum L. flax
Lolium L. (Poaceae) ryegrass
Lolium multiflorum Lam. Italian ryegrass, annual
ryegrass
Lolium perenne L. perennial ryegrass, English
ryegrass
Lotononis (DC.) Ecklon & C. Zeyher
(Fabaceae)
Lotononis bainesii Baker lotononis (tropical)
Lotus L. (Fabaceae) trefoil
Lotus corniculatus L. birdsfoot trefoil, broadleaf
trefoil
—
Lotus pedunculatus Cav. —
Lotus pedunculatus sensu auct.:
see Lotus uliginosus Schkuhr.
big trefoil

Lotus tenuis Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd. narrowleaf trefoil, slender
trefoil
Lotus uliginosus Schkuhr.
syn. Lotus pedunculatus sensu auct.
big trefoil
Lupinus L. (Fabaceae) lupine, lupin
Lupinus albus L. white lupine, Egyptian lupine
Lupinus angustifolius L. blue lupine, European blue
lupine
Lupinus cosentinii Guss. sandplain lupine
Lupinus luteus L. yellow lupine
Lupinus micranthus Guss. —
Lupinus mutabilis Sweet pearl lupine, tarwi, tarhui
Lupinus pilosus L. blue lupine, greater blue
lupine
Lycopersicon Mill. (Solanaceae) tomato
Lycopersicon cheesmanii Riley tomato (wild sp.)
Lycopersicon chilense Dun. tomato (wild sp.)
Lycopersicon esculentum f. pyriforme (Dun.)
C.H. Muller
pear tomato (cultivated)
Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. tomato (cultivated)
Lycopersicon esculmentum var. cerasiforme cherry tomato (cultivated)

(Dun.) A. Gray
Lycopersicon hirsutum Humb. & Bonpl. tomato (wild sp.)
Lycopersicon peruvianum (L.) Mill. tomato (wild sp.)
Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium (L.) Mill. currant tomato (wild sp.)
Macroptilium (Benth.) Urb. (Fabaceae) siratro
Macroptilium atropurpureum (Mocino &
Sesse ex DC.) Urb.
syn. Phaseolus atropurpureus Mocino &
Sesse ex DC.
Manihot Mill. (Euphorbiaceae) cassava
Manihot esculenta Crantz cassava
siratro, purplebean
Medicago L. (Fabaceae) alfalfa, medic, burclover, burr
medic, lucerne
Medicago arabica (L.) Huds. spotted burr medic, spotted
burclover, spotted medic
Medicago constricta Durieu globe medic
Medicago falcata L. var. falcata:
see Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.)
Arcang.
Medicago falcata L. var. glandulosa David.:
see Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.)
Arcang. var. viscosa (Reichb.) Posp.
yellow-flowered alfalfa,
sickle alfalfa, yellow lucerne,
sickle medic
glanded alfalfa

Medicago glandulosa David.:
see Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.)
Arcang. var. viscosa (Reichb.) Posp.
glanded alfalfa
Medicago intertexta (L.) Mill. calvary medic
Medicago italica (Mill.) Fiori
syn. Medicago tornata (L.) Mill.
disc medic
Medicago laciniata (L.) Mill. cut-leaf medic
Medicago littoralis Rohde ex Loisel. strand medic
Medicago lupulina L. black medic, hopclover
Medicago media Pers.:
see Medicago sativa L. nothosubsp. varia
(Martyn) Arcang.
variegated alfalfa
Medicago minima (L.) Bartal. little burclover, woody burr
medic
Medicago murex Willd. diploid alfalfa
Medicago orbicularis (L.) Bartal. button medic, buttonclover,
buttonclover medic
Medicago polymorpha L. burr medic, burclover,
toothed burclover, toothed
medic
Medicago praecox DC. small-leaf burr medic
Medicago prostrata Jacq. wild alfalfa

Medicago rigidula (L.) All. Tifton burr medic, Tifton
burclover
Medicago rotata Boiss. wheel medic
Medicago rugosa Desr. gamma medic
Medicago sativa L. nothosubsp. varia
(Martyn) Arcang. (= M. sativa subsp. sativa ´
M. sativa subsp. glomerata)
syn. Medicago media Pers.
Medicago sativa L. subsp. caerulea (Less. ex
Ledeb.) Schmalh.
Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.)
Arcang.
syn. Medicago falcata L.
Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.)
Arcang. var. viscosa (Reichb.) Posp.
syn. Medicago falcata L. var. glandulosa
David.
syn. Medicago glandulosa David.
variegated alfalfa
alfalfa, lucerne (diploid)
yellow-flowered alfalfa,
sickle alfalfa, yellow lucerne,
sickle medic
glanded alfalfa
Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa var. sativa purple-flowered alfalfa
Medicago scutellata (L.) Mill. snail medic
Medicago tornata (L.) Mill.:
see Medicago italica (Mill.) Fiori
disc medic
Medicago truncatula Gaertn. barrel medic, barrelclover

Melilotus Mill. (Fabaceae) sweetclover, melilot
Melilotus alba Medik. white-flowered sweetclover,
white melilot, hubam
Melilotus indica (L.) All. sourclover, annual yellow
sweetclover, senji, Indian
sweetclover
Melilotus officinalis Lam. yellow-flowered sweetclover
Melinis P. Beauv. (Poaceae) —
Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv. molassesgrass
Mentha L. (Lamiaceae) mint
Mentha ´ piperita L.:
see Mentha aquatica ´ M. spicata
peppermint
Mentha spicata L. spearmint
Miscanthus Anderss. (Poaceae) —
Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Marim.) Hack. eulaliagrass, amur silvergrass
Mucuna Adans. (Fabaceae) —
Mucuna deeringiana (Bort.) Merr.:
see Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. var. utilis
(Wallich ex Wight) Baker ex Burck
Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. var. utilis
(Wallich ex Wight) Baker ex Burck
syn. Mucuna deeringiana (Bort.) Merr.
velvetbean
velvetbean

Muhlenbergia Schreb. (Poaceae) muhly
Muhlenbergia montana (Nutt.) Hitchc. mountain muhly
Muhlenbergia porteri Schribn. bush muhly
Muhlenbergia wrightii Vasey spike muhly
Neonotonia Lackey (Fabaceae) —
Neonotonia wightii (Wight & Arn.) Lackey perennial soybean
Nicotiana L. (Solanaceae) tobacco
Nicotiana debneyi Domin — (wild sp.)
Nicotiana glutinosa L. — (wild sp.)
Nicotiana langsdorfii Weinm. — (wild sp.)
Nicotiana longiflora Cav. — (wild sp.)
Nicotiana otophora Gries. — (wild sp.)
Nicotiana plumbaginifolia Viv. — (wild sp.)
Nicotiana repanda Willd. ex Lehm. — (wild sp.)
Nicotiana rustica L. aztec tobacco (cultivated)
Nicotiana sylvestris Speg. & Comes — (related sp.)
Nicotiana tabacum L. common tobacco (cultivated)
Nicotiana tomentosa Ruiz & Pavon:
see Nicotiana tomentosiformis Goodsp.
— (related sp.)

Nicotiana tomentosiformis Goodsp.
syn. Nicotiana tomentosa Ruiz & Pavon
— (related sp.)
Onobrychis Mill. (Fabaceae) sainfoin
Onobrychis viciifolia Scop. sainfoin
Opuntia Mill. (Cactaceae) cactus
Opuntia fiscus-indica L. pricklypear cactus
Oryza L. (Poaceae) rice
Oryza sativa L. rice
Oryzopis Michx. (Poaceae) —
Oryzopsis hymenoides (Roem. & Schult.)
Ricker
Indian ricegrass
Oxytropis DC. (Fabaceae) pointvetch, locoweed,
crazyweed
Oxytropis riparia Litv. Ruby Valley pointvetch
Panicum L. (Poaceae) panicum
Panicum antidotale Retz. blue panicum
Panicum coloratum L. kleingrass
Panicum maximum Jacq. guineagrass
Panicum maximum Jacq. var. trichoglume green panicgrass
Panicum miliaceum L. broomcorn millet

Panicum obtusum Kunth vine mesquitegrass
Panicum repens L. torpedograss
Panicum texanum Buckl. Texas millet
Panicum virgatum L. switchgrass
Parthenium L. (Asteraceae) guayule
Parthenium argentatum A. Gray guayule
Pascopyrum Love (Poaceae) wheatgrass
Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve
syn. Agropyron smithii Rydb.
syn. Elymus smithii (Rydb.) Gould
syn. Elytrigia smithii (Rydb.) Nevski
western wheatgrass
Paspalum L. (Poaceae) dallisgrass
Paspalum dilatatum Poir. dallisgrass
Paspalum distichum L. knotgrass
Paspalum nicorae Parodi brunswickgrass
Paspalum notatum Flugge bahiagrass
Paspalum plicatulum Michx. brownseed paspalum,
plicatulumgrass
Paspalum urvillei Steud. vaseygrass
Paspalum vaginatum Swartz seashore paspalum

Pennisetum L. Rich. (Poaceae) pearl millet
Pennisetum alopecuroides (L.) Spreng. fountaingrass
Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke pearl millet
Pennisetum americanum subsp. monodii
(Maire) Brunken
wild pearl millet
Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov. kikuyugrass
Pennisetum flaccidum Griseb. flaccidgrass
Pennisetum orientale Rich —
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach. elephantgrass, napiergrass
Pennisetum schweinfurthii Pilger annual pennisetum
Pennisetum squamulatum Fresen millet (wild relative of pearl
millet)
Phalaris L. (Poaceae) canarygrass
Phalaris aquatica L. bulbous canarygrass
Phalaris arundinacea L. reed canarygrass
Phalaris canariensis L. annual canarygrass
Phalaris tuberosa L. hardinggrass
Phaseolus L. (Fabaceae) bean
Phaseolus atropurpureus Mocino & Sesse
ex DC.:
siratro, purplebean

see Macroptilium atropurpureum (Mocino &
Sesse ex DC.) Urb.
Phaseolus lunatus L. lima bean
Phaseolus vulgaris L. common bean, dry bean,
edible bean, navy bean, pinto
bean
Phleum L. (Poaceae) timothy
Phleum pratense L. timothy
Pisum L. (Fabaceae) pea
Pisum sativum L. subsp. sativum pea
Pisum sativum L. subsp. sativum var.
arvense (L.) Poir.
Poa L. (Poaceae) bluegrass
field pea, Austrian winter
field pea
Poa annua L. annual bluegrass
Poa annua subsp. annua (L.) Timm annual bluegrass
Poa annua var. reptans (Hausskn.) Timm creeping annual bluegrass
Poa arachnifera Torr. Texas bluegrass
Poa bulbosa L. bulbous bluegrass
Poa compressa L. Canada bluegrass
Poa nemoralis L. wood bluegrass, wood
meadowgrass

Poa pratensis L. Kentucky bluegrass,
roughstalk meadowgrass
Poa trivialis L. rough bluegrass
Psathyrostachys Nevski (Poaceae) wildrye
Psathyrostachys juncea (Fisch.) Nevski
syn. Elymus junceus Fisher
Russian wildrye
Pseudoroegneria (Nevski) A. Löve (Poaceae) wheatgrass
Pseudoroegneria spicata (Pursh) A. Löve
syn. Elytrigia spicata (Pursh) D.R. Dewey
syn. Agropyron spicatum Pursh
bluebunch wheatgrass
Psophocarpus Neck. ex DC. (Fabaceae) winged bean
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC. winged bean
Puccinellia Parl. (Poaceae) alkaligrass, reflexed salt
marshgrass
Puccinellia airoides (Nutt.) Wats. & Coult. nuttall alkaligrass
Puccinellia distans (L.) Parl. weeping alkaligrass
Puccinellia lemmonii (Vasey) Scribn. lemmon alkaligrass
Pueraria DC. (Fabaceae) kudzu
Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi:
see Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var.
lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S. ALmeida
kudzu

Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var. lobata
(Willd.) Maesen & S. ALmeida:
see Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var.
lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S. ALmeida
syn. Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi
kudzu
Pueraria phaseoloides (Roxb.) Benth. tropical kudzu
Ricinus L. (Euphorbiaceae) castorbean
Ricinus communis L. castorbean, castor
Saccharum L. (Poaceae) sugarcane
Saccharum barberi Jeswiet sugarcane
Saccharum edule Hassk. sugarcane
Saccharum officinarum L. sugarcane
Saccharum spontaneum L. sugarcane
Schizachyrium Nees (Poaceae) little bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash little bluestem
Secale L. (Poaceae) rye
Secale cereale L. rye, cereal rye
Secale montanum Guss. perennial rye
Setaria P. Beauv. (Poaceae) bristlegrass
Setaria anceps Stapf ex Massey setariagrass

Setaria geniculata (Lam.) P. Beauv. knotroot bristlegrass
Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv. foxtail millet
Setaria leucopila (Scribn. & Merr.) K.
Schumi
Soja Moench: see GLYCINE L. soybean
Soja max (L.) Piper:
see Glycine max (L.) Merr.
plains bristlegrass
soybean
Solanum L. (Solanaceae) potato
Solanum ajanhuiri Juz. & Buk. potato (cultivated diploid)
Solanum demissum Lindl. potato (cultivated hexaploid)
Solanum gomocalyx Juz. & Buk. potato (cultivated diploid)
Solanum morelliforme Bitt. & Muench potato (cultivated diploid)
Solanum phureji Juz & Buk. potato (cultivated diploid)
Solanum polyadenium Greenm. potato (cultivated diploid)
Solanum stenotomum Juz & Buk. potato (cultivated diploid)
Solanum tuberosum L. white potato, Irish potato
(cultivated tetraploid)
Solanum verrucosum Schlechtend. potato (cultivated diploid)
Sorghastrum Nash (Poaceae) indiangrass
Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash Indiangrass

Sorghum Moench (Poaceae) sorghum
Sorghum ´ drummondii (Steudel) Millsp. &
Chase (= S. bicolor ´ S. arundinaceum):
see Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench
sudangrass
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench grain sorghum, feterita, milo
maize, sweet sorghum
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench
syn. Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf
syn. Sorghum ´ drummondii (Steudel)
Millsp. & Chase (= S. bicolor ´ S.
arundinaceum)
Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf:
see Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench
sudangrass
sudangrass
Sorghum vulgare technicum Pers. broomcorn
Sorghum vulgare var. technicum (Koern.)
Jav.
broomcorn
Spartina Schreb. (Poaceae) cordgrass
Spartina pectinata Link prairie cordgrass
Sporobolus R. Br. (Poaceae) dropseed
Sporobolus airoides (Torr.) Torr. alkali sacaton
Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) A. Gray sand dropseed grass
Sporobolus heterolepis (A. Gray) A. Gray prairie dropseed grass

Sporobolus wrightii Munro ex Schribn. big sacaton
Stenotaphrum Trin. (Poaceae) st. Augustinegrass
Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walt.) O. Kuntze St. Augustinegrass
Stenotaphrum secundatum subsp.
variegatum A.S. Hitchc.
Stipa L. (Poaceae) needlegrass
striped St. Augustinegrass
Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. needle & thread grass
Stipa leucotricha Trin. & Rupr. Texas needlegrass
Stipa viridula Trin. green needlegrass
Stylosanthes Swartz (Fabaceae) stylo (tropical)
Stylosanthes capitata Vog. — (tropical)
Stylosanthes guianensis (Aubl.) Swartz stylo (tropical)
Stylosanthes hamata (L.) Taub. Caribbean stylo (tropical)
Stylosanthes humilis Kunth Townsville stylo (tropical)
Stylosanthes scabra Vog. shrubby stylo (tropical)
Tagetes L. (Asteraceae) marigold
Tagetes erecta L. big marigold
Thinopyrum A. Löve (Poaceae) wheatgrass
Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkw. &
D.R. Dewey subsp. barbulatum (Schur)
pubescent wheatgrass

Barkw. & D.R. Dewey
syn. Agropyron trichophorum (Link) Richter
syn. Elytrigia trichophora (Link) Nevski
Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkw. &
D.R. Dewey subsp. intermedium
syn. Agropyron intermedium (Host) P.
Beauv.
syn. Elytrigia intermedia (Host) Nevski
Thinopyrum junceum (L.) A. Löve
syn. Agropyron junceum (L.) P. Beauv.
Thinopyrum ponticum (Podp.) Barkw. &
D.R. Dewey
syn. Agropyron elongatum (Host) P. Beauv.
subsp. ruthenicum Beldie
syn. Elytrigia pontica (Podp.) Holub
Tricholaena Schrad. ex Schult. & Schult. f.
(Poaceae)
intermediate wheatgrass
—
tall wheatgrass
Tricholaena rosae Nees natalgrass
Trifolium L. (Fabaceae) clover
Trifolium alexandrinum L. berseem clover
Trifolium ambiguum Bieb. kura clover
Trifolium arvense L. rabbit's-foot clover,
rabbit-foot clover
—

Trifolium campestre Schreb. large hop clover
Trifolium dubium L. small hop clover
Trifolium fragiferum L. strawberry clover
Trifolium hybridum L. alsike clover
Trifolium incarnatum L. crimson clover
Trifolium medium L. zigzag clover
Trifolium pratense L. red clover
Trifolium repens L. white clover
Trifolium subterraneum L. subterranean clover
Trifolium vesiculosum Savi arrowleaf clover
Tripsacum L. (Poaceae) gamagrass
Tripsacum dactyloides (L.) L. eastern gamagrass
Tripsacum dactyloides (L.) L. forma
prolificum Dayton & Dewald
´ Triticosecale (Poaceae) triticale
´ Triticosecale Wittmack triticale
Triticum L. (Poaceae) wheat
eastern gamagrass
Triticum aestivum L. emend. Thell. shot wheat (sphaerococcum
group)
Triticum aestivum L. emend. Thell. club wheat (compactum group)

Triticum aestivum L. emend. Thell. — (vavilovii group)
Triticum aestivum L. emend. Thell. spelt (spelta group)
Triticum aestivum L. emend. Thell. common wheat (aestivum
group)
Triticum monococcum L. einkorn (diploid sp.)
Triticum tauschii (Coss.) Schmal.
syn. Aegilops squarrosa sensu auct.
syn. Aegilops tauschii Coss.
Triticum timopheevii (Zhuk.) Zhuk. var.
timopheevii
Triticum timopheevii (Zhuk.) Zhuk. var.
zhukovskii (Men. & Er.) Morris & Sears
Triticum turgidum L. emmer (dicoccon group)
—
—
—
Triticum turgidum L. —
Triticum turgidum L. poulard wheat (turgidum
group)
Triticum turgidum L. Persian wheat (carthlicum
group)
Triticum turgidum L. durum wheat (durum group)
Triticum turgidum L. polish wheat (polonicum
group)
Uniola L. (Poaceae) sea oat

Uniola paniculata L. sea oat
Vicia L. (Fabaceae) vetch
Vicia benghalensis L. purple vetch
Vicia faba L. broad bean, fava bean,
favabean, field bean, horse
bean, faba bean, fababean
Vicia grandiflora Scop. big-flower vetch
Vicia sativa L. common vetch
Vicia villosa Roth hairy vetch
Vigna Savi (Fabaceae) cowpea
Vigna adenantha (G.F. Meyer) Marechal,
Mascherpa & Stainier
— (tropical legume)
Vigna parkeri Bak. — (tropical legume)
Vigna radiata (L.) Wilcz. mung bean, green gram
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. cowpea, black-eyed pea
Zea L. (Poaceae) maize, corn
Zea diploperennis Iltis, Doebley, & Guzman diploperennial teosinte
Zea mays L. maize, corn, popcorn, sweet
corn
Zea mays subsp. mexicana (Schrader) Iltis teosinte
Zea perennis (Hitchc.) Reeves & Mangelsd. perennial teosinte

Zizania L. (Poaceae) wildrice
Zizania aquatica L. annual wildrice
Zizania palustris L. cultivated wildrice
Zoysia Willd. (Poaceae) zoysiagrass
Zoysia ´ zoysia:
see Zoysia japonica Steud. ´ Z. tenuifolia
Willd.
Hybrid zoysiagrass
Zoysia japonica Steud. Japanese zoysiagrass, Korean
lawngrass
Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr. Manilagrass, siglapgrass
Zoysia sinica —
Zoysia tenuifolia Willd. ex Trin. mascarenegrass, Korean
velvetgrass